Index: doc/property.man.inc
===================================================================
diff -u -r5eaa3c085b09fc995f311d18487b3411931ab25a -r904ff24ee84cffe6fa24e00dc75bfe6872d18cf6
--- doc/property.man.inc	(.../property.man.inc)	(revision 5eaa3c085b09fc995f311d18487b3411931ab25a)
+++ doc/property.man.inc	(.../property.man.inc)	(revision 904ff24ee84cffe6fa24e00dc75bfe6872d18cf6)
@@ -10,19 +10,28 @@
 [keywords "value checker"]
 [keywords "multiplicity"]
 
-Defines a [term property] for the scope of the [vset SCOPE]. For every
-property, a [term "slot object"] is created to manage the
-corresponding object variable.
-[para]
-If [option "-accessor"] is set, a property will provide for a pair of getter
-and setter methods, automatically. By default, no getter and setter
-methods are created. The option value passed along [option "-accessor"]
-sets the level of [term "call protection"] for the getter and setter
+[comment {
+  At the time of writing, the only material difference between
+  property and variable is a different -configurable default.
+}]
+
+Defines a [term property] for the scope of the [vset SCOPE]. By
+default, a property defines a configuration option for the [vset SCOPE] to
+be accessed and modified using [method cget] and [method configure],
+respectively (see also [option -configurable] below). Therefore,
+assuming default settings, every [term property] is managed by a [term "slot object"].
+
+[para] 
+
+If [option "-accessor"] is set explicitly, a property will provide for a pair of
+getter and setter methods, automatically. By default, no getter and
+setter methods are created. The option value passed along [option "-accessor"] sets
+the level of [term "call protection"] for the getter and setter
 methods: [term public], [term protected], or [term private].
 
 [para]
 
-By setting [option -configurable] to [const true], the property can be
+By setting [option -configurable] to [const true] (the default), the property can be
 accessed and modified through [method cget] and [method configure],
 respectively. If [const false], the interface based on [method cget] and
 [method configure] will not become available. In this case, and provided that
@@ -34,9 +43,10 @@
 
 [para]
 
-A custom class for the slot object implementing the property, from
-which this slot object is to be instantiated, can be provided using
-[option -class]. The default value is [cmd ::nx::VariableSlot].
+Provided a [term "slot object"] managing the [term property] is to be
+created, a custom class [arg className] from which this [term "slot object"] is
+to be instantiated can be set using [option -class]. The
+default value is [cmd ::nx::VariableSlot].
 
 [para]
 
@@ -59,15 +69,24 @@
 Turning on the [term switch] [option -incremental] provides a refined
 setter interface to the value managed by the [term property]. First,
 setting [option -incremental] implies requesting [option -accessor]
-(set to [emph public] by default, if not specified explicitly). Second,
-the managed value will be considered a valid Tcl list. A [term multiplicity] of
-[const 0..*] is set by default, if not specified explicitly as part of
-[arg spec] (see above). Third, to manage this list value
-[emph incrementally], two additional operations become available:
+(set to [emph public] by default, if not specified
+explicitly). Second, the managed value will be considered a valid Tcl
+list. A [term multiplicity] of [const 0..*] is set by default, if not
+specified explicitly as part of [arg spec] (see above). Third, to
+manage this list value element-wise ([emph incrementally]), two
+additional operations become available:
 
 [list_begin definitions]
 [def "[arg obj] [arg propertyName] [method add] [arg element] [opt [arg index]]"]
 Adding [arg element] to the managed list value, at the list position given by [arg index] (by default: 0).
 [def "[arg obj] [arg propertyName] [method delete] [arg element] [opt [arg index]]"]
 Removing the first occurrence of [arg value] from the managed list value, starting from list position [arg index] (by default: [const end]).
 [list_end]
+
+In summary, a [term "slot object"] for the [term property] is provided under any of the following conditions:
+[list_begin itemized]
+[item] [option -configurable] equals [const true] (by default).
+[item] [option -accessor] is one of [const public], [const protected], or [const private].
+[item] [option -incremental] is turned on.
+[item] [arg initBlock] is not an empty string.
+[list_end]